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He was Israel's UN ambassador. He's been interviewed on BBC HardTalk, and got an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal. His agenda is shared by others in the Israeli cabinet, but Nakba 2 is not something that the Israeli government wants to publicize. The operation to make northern Gaza unlivable could be a prelude to seizing that part of Gaza despite Biden's objections. That would also make a connection longer between the two parts of a future Palestinian state. The Greater Israel faction (including Netanyahu) does not want to see such a state anywhere between the River and the Sea.

Some were in prison quite a while. By the way, if one dies in prison, body is not returned until sentence is finished. I'm not sure what happens to those with multiple life sentences.

And the settlers will not stop with their "from the river to the sea" unless the world stops them. For that, some major countries of the EU would have to rethink their policy.

There could be some reason, such as they are dead from an air strike, and the bodies are buried in rubble. Or they are held in a different area or by Islamic Jihad.

How could you be unaware of what is happening in the West Bank: Drone attacks, nightly raids, bulldozers tearing up streets in the refugee camps to destroy utilities, all courtesy of IDF.

This reminds me of the Dany Danon op-ed in the Wall Street Journal where he proposed that the world take in the Gazans. Then Gaza would be free for all settler colonial Orthodox to enter!!

While Israel would like every potential opponent to be disabled, with Iran the US would not want to go beyond the sanctions route.

Maybe that keyboard general is alluding to using the nuclear arsenal. Seems like the only way to carry out his strategy.

Are you aware of the situation on the West Bank? The settlers with help from IDF are very active in sthnic cleansing by chasing Palestinians from small villages. The Zionist religious fanatics a/k/a settlers are an obstacle to a two-state solution.

It's sad that you think that Palestinians are the enemy. They can't express sympathy for carpet-bombed people? Hamas is another matter.

Iran helped to mitigate the unintended consequences of the agricultural workers caught up in the Hamas attack. These workers seem to have been overlooked in the main negotiations, so it's good that Iran was able to help.

They released two Americans a while ago. They have stated that soldiers' release will require release of all Palestinan prisoners. There are many thousands when counting all those arrested without charge, which can mean detention for 20 years without court review. Some are pretty young children. People are being arrested on West Bank for posting on social media in support of Gazans under siege. What happened to free speech?

They are really tasty with that pandanus (bai toey) flavored gloop, especially when still warm.

Someone noted that it was approved in June/July. In CM Mediclinic got it first, but Ram, etc, soon after apparently.

An example is home demolitions, either as collective punishment or for building without that unobtainable permit.

Where have you been? It happened 100 years ago.

The 'River to the Sea' process that is really going on is the active realization of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the West Bank and now Gaza. This is a long-standing project of the ultra Orthodox who now keep Netanyahu in power.

Except during Covid, the air pollution from burning from around mid-February for several months has been a problem for people in the North. The smoke is not only local, but also coming from Burma and Laos. If you are planning on cycling for exercise, it might be better to use that interval for visits elsewhere. Ironically, I live in the center and find the pollution nowhere near as bad as pollution showing on the map for areas where well-to-do foreigners live, such as Mae Rim, north of Chiang Mai. Before Covid, that was spikes up to 230 where I live vs 500 in Mae Rim. Normally, such as now, in our open kitchen the reading is 4. In the city, you could stay in the Nimman area where there are many better restaurants, upscale shopping, and a lot of nighttime activity. Inside the moat, not far from Wat Phra Singh is the Rachamankha Hotel, which has good traditional food plus excellent design a cut above the rest. https://www.rachamankha.com/?page=about_rachamankha_architecture . I am not assuming that you are looking for a cheap place to retire as others on this forum seem to think. Thai food in Boston is absolutely dreadful, though my Thai-American doc at Brigham recommended their temple if I wanted to eat Thai.

Maybe Netanyahu and his fellow scoundrels will get their chance to defend themselves - in the Hague!

Biden's numbers are hardly relevant. Many Democrats don't want him to run again, thus his low numbers. As for second poll, for now there's not much choice, but that could change if the prospect of a viable Palestinian state emerged. That would require a new Israeli government capable of reassessing the national interest, plus a plan to remove all problematic settlements from the West Bank and otherwise make West Bank and Gaza a place where Palestinians can live unmolested.

It helps but doesn't prevent transmission for certain.

Getting Marwan Barghouti out of an Israeli prison is just a small detail compared to what else must be done to have a viable Palestinian state. Barghouti has not yet been in prison as long as Mandela was.

Admittedly, in my case the concern goes farther than the gastro-intestinal tract. Maybe not the case for the OP.

That's so long ago I don't remember that - 1990?

Capsule camera: Is there another way to investigate the small intestine? I am thinking of having a Gallium 68 PET scan for tumors in the abdomen (including intestines). Would not deal with absorption issue for OP, though.